Siam Commercial Bank

Siam Commercial Bank and the Industrial Bank of Korea both returned to the dollar bond market on Monday an extended period away.

The Laos government sold a five tranche baht-denominated bond in Thailand’s domestic market last week, netting Bt11bn ($309.7m) in proceeds. In its sixth deal in the Thai market, the sovereign targeted high net worth investors to tap into a new liquidity pool.

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Numerix, a provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, has signed up Siam Commercial Bank as its first client in Thailand for a credit valuation adjustment (CVA) solution.

The Thai government has hired three local and two international banks to work on the planned Bt100bn ($2.8bn) listing of the Thailand Future Fund (TFF), which sources said is slated to hit screens next year.

Star Petroleum Refining has firmed up terms on its long-brewing Bt15.66bn ($441.59m) IPO, set to be one of Thailand’s largest listings this year.

Dali Foods Group Co is expected to open books in the week of November 2 for its $1.5bn IPO in Hong Kong, after investors gave the thumbs up to the Chinese snack food maker during pre-marketing.

Mizuho Bank has raised Bt3bn ($83m) from its debut in the Thai bond market, with the deal also marking the first offering under a new pan-Asian initiative designed to streamline debt issuance. The trade received a robust response from investors, and is expected to pave the way for other similar transactions.

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Mizuho Bank is expected to launch its inaugural bond in the Thai baht market on Wednesday, a few days later than planned as the borrower awaits orders from a key investor. The deal will be the first to be printed under a new pan-Asian initiative designed to streamline debt issuance.